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Interview: Gene Wilder
by Mavis Nicholson

Hollywood's comic genius talks to Mavis Nicholson about heaven, hell, life, death, and why he discourages people from becoming actors…

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Gardening with guns

I looked out to see two squirrels eating corn meant for the birds. So I got my gun and I shot one...

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Do Nothing to Change Your Life
by Stephen Cottrell

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Interesting stories you may have missed 

For ten years The Oldie has been collecting examples of super soaraway pieces of non-news. Got a boring story to contribute? Email it to: diary@theoldie.co.uk

 

‘Chocolate cake scandal hits Skye festival’
West Highland Free Press

 
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‘Plumber who bit officer avoids jail’
Stourbridge News

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‘Proceedings at Darlington Magistrates’ Court were adjourned for ten minutes on Thursday of last week due to the noise made by heavy rain falling on the court’s plastic roof’
Darlington and Stockton Times

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‘Yvette Cooper tells the Yorkshire Evening Post that fellow passengers on her London-to-Yorkshire train have grown used to her regular cries of dismay when she forgets whether her car is parked at Doncaster or Wakefield’
The Times

 

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Banana and Strawberries recipe
1 medium banana, peeled and sliced (about 1 1/4 cups).
1 cup sliced strawberries
Divide banana and strawberries between 2 dessert dishes.
Makes 2 servings.
Asheville Citizen-Times, USA (Spotted by JCM Hepple)

 

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'The Duchess of Cornwall has had a hedge at her estate in
Wiltshire cut after a complaint from a neighbour'
The Daily Telegraph (Spotted by Peter Kettle)

 

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'Stripes continue to lead the way in men's tie fashions,
with bold colours still being hugely favoured.'
Press release on behalf of thetiewarehouse.co.uk (Spotted by The Old Un)

 

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'The percentage of phonecalls to Exeter City Council answered within six rings has slipped in the last year. Last year the authority answered 92.78 per cent of calls received by its switchboard within six rings. That was a drop from the 95.65 per cent of calls answered in the time period in the previous financial year.'
Exeter Express and Echo (Spotted by Francis Harvey)

 

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